required report public distribution date 9 30 2005 gain number th5099 th0000 thailand sugar semi annual approved by russ nicely acting agricultural counselor us embassy bangkok prepared ponnarong prasertsri specialist highlights my 2006 sugarcane production is revised downward in response to drier weather conditions the contraction for third consecutive year of will limit exportable supplies government likely raise minimum prices order secure and molasses ethanol includes psd changes yes trade matrix th1 th usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 11 unclassified executive summary 3 1 4 consumption 5 stocks policy statistic tables 7 table s supply demand 8 exports raw mtrv 10